Hikaru Utada to sing Yamapi’s movie theme song

In what may be her last single release before going into an indefinite hiatus, Japanese singer Hikaru Utada will release the theme song to Tomohisa Yamashita’s upcoming movie “あしたのジョー (Ashita no Jo)”, it was revealed yesterday, reports Daily Sports Online and Nikkan Sports.

It has been reported that the song “Show Me Love (Not A Dream)” is a rock song, and its dominant drumming beat could almost make one visualize that it was the sound of boxer Jo hammering away at a sand bag while his trainer shouts at him.

The song will be a track on Utada’s upcoming album “Utada Hikaru SINGLE COLLECTION VOL.2”, which will be released on November 24.

“Ashita no Jo” producers have been reported to have said they chose Utada because like Jo, who runs into the world to chase his dreams, the singer possesses a strong sense of individuality and power on a world scale.